Electronics Worksheet: Project Planning
Remember (Input, process, output): Input = what is sensed (a reading, a button press). Process = what the program decides (compare with a limit, count). Output = what happens (pump on, buzzer, LED, phone alert). Plan → draw → build with an adult → test.
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- 1.True or false: “a motion sensor signal” is the output. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a soil moisture reading (b) a motion sensor signal (c) compare with a limit (d) a temperature reading
- 3.Which of these is the input? (a) count button presses (b) compare with a limit (c) a temperature reading (d) an LED lights up
- 4.True or false: “a light level reading” is the input. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “the fan starts” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) output (c) input
- 6.🗺️ In “input → process → output”, which part is the decision the program makes? (a) the process (b) the input (c) the battery (d) the output
- 7.Which of these is the process? (a) an alert on the phone (b) check if temp > 30 (c) an LED lights up (d) a soil moisture reading
- 8.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “check if temp > 30” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) output (c) process
- 9.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which is the FIRST step? (a) switch the pump on/off (b) wait a few seconds (c) read the soil sensor (d) compare with the limit
- 10.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, what comes right after “switch the pump on/off”? (a) compare with the limit (b) wait a few seconds (c) read the soil sensor
- 11.True or false: “a motion sensor signal” is the process. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which is the FIRST step? (a) draw the circuit diagram (b) build it with an adult (c) test it and fix it (d) pick a problem to solve
- 13.True or false: “a button press” is the input. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “build it with an adult” or “test it and fix it”? (a) build it with an adult (b) test it and fix it
- 15.Which of these is the input? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a light level reading (c) an alert on the phone (d) count button presses
- 16.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “the pump turns on” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) input (c) output
- 17.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “compare with a limit” the input, the process or the output? (a) process (b) input (c) output
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decide if soil is dry (b) check if temp > 30 (c) compare with a limit (d) a temperature reading
- 19.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “pick a problem to solve”? (a) build it with an adult (b) draw the circuit diagram (c) list inputs and outputs (d) test it and fix it
- 20.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “compare with the limit” or “read the soil sensor”? (a) compare with the limit (b) read the soil sensor
- 21.Which of these is the input? (a) the pump turns on (b) a button press (c) compare with a limit (d) count button presses
- 22.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “build it with an adult” or “list inputs and outputs”? (a) build it with an adult (b) list inputs and outputs
- 23.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, what comes right after “compare with the limit”? (a) read the soil sensor (b) switch the pump on/off (c) wait a few seconds
- 24.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “test it and fix it” or “pick a problem to solve”? (a) test it and fix it (b) pick a problem to solve
- 25.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “build it with an adult” or “pick a problem to solve”? (a) pick a problem to solve (b) build it with an adult
- 26.🗺️ Before building a project, what should you write down first? (a) nothing at all (b) the final price (c) the box colour (d) inputs and outputs
- 27.Which of these is the output? (a) compare with a limit (b) an LED lights up (c) a temperature reading (d) check if temp > 30
- 28.Which of these is the output? (a) an alert on the phone (b) check if temp > 30 (c) a button press (d) count button presses
- 29.True or false: “a motion sensor signal” is the input. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “compare with the limit” or “wait a few seconds”? (a) compare with the limit (b) wait a few seconds
- 31.🔢 To plan an electronics project, what comes right after “draw the circuit diagram”? (a) pick a problem to solve (b) list inputs and outputs (c) build it with an adult (d) test it and fix it
- 32.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “an LED lights up” the input, the process or the output? (a) input (b) process (c) output
- 33.🗺️ In an input → process → output plan, is “a motion sensor signal” the input, the process or the output? (a) output (b) input (c) process
- 34.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which comes first: “wait a few seconds” or “compare with the limit”? (a) compare with the limit (b) wait a few seconds
- 35.Which of these is the output? (a) a motion sensor signal (b) decide if soil is dry (c) the fan starts (d) compare with a limit
- 36.Which of these is the process? (a) compare with a limit (b) a light level reading (c) an alert on the phone (d) a buzzer beeps
- 37.🔢 To run one loop of a plant-watering program, which is the LAST step? (a) read the soil sensor (b) compare with the limit (c) switch the pump on/off (d) wait a few seconds
- 38.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which comes first: “list inputs and outputs” or “pick a problem to solve”? (a) list inputs and outputs (b) pick a problem to solve
- 39.🔢 To plan an electronics project, which is the LAST step? (a) list inputs and outputs (b) build it with an adult (c) test it and fix it (d) draw the circuit diagram
- 40.Which of these is the process? (a) an LED lights up (b) a motion sensor signal (c) decide if soil is dry (d) the fan starts
Answer key
- False
- compare with a limit
- a temperature reading
- True
- output
- the process
- check if temp > 30
- process
- read the soil sensor
- wait a few seconds
- False
- pick a problem to solve
- True
- build it with an adult
- a light level reading
- output
- process
- a temperature reading
- list inputs and outputs
- read the soil sensor
- a button press
- list inputs and outputs
- switch the pump on/off
- pick a problem to solve
- pick a problem to solve
- inputs and outputs
- an LED lights up
- an alert on the phone
- True
- compare with the limit
- build it with an adult
- output
- input
- compare with the limit
- the fan starts
- compare with a limit
- wait a few seconds
- pick a problem to solve
- test it and fix it
- decide if soil is dry
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